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Short answer choice question consists of: The character count remaining for this question can be viewed below th" --- [Skip to content](https://support.cadmus.io/students/how-to-answer-short-answer-and-fill-in-the-blanks#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [![Cadmus Wordmark & Logo\_Master File\_Cadmus Icon\_Ink.png\]](https://support.cadmus.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Cadmus%20Wordmark%20%26%20Logo_Master%20File_Cadmus%20Icon_Ink.png?height=40&name=Cadmus%20Wordmark%20%26%20Logo_Master%20File_Cadmus%20Icon_Ink.png)](https://support.cadmus.io/?hsLang=en) - [Cadmus](https://cadmus.io/) - [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Cadmus](https://cadmus.io/) - [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new) - English Show submenu for translations - [Contact Support](https://support.cadmus.io/kb-tickets/new) What would you like to learn? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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The character count remaining for this question can be viewed below the text box.   ![](https://cadmusio.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e%2F7c962b26-574a-4ec0-9f29-f99832866fc4%2FUntitled.png?table=block&id=1c56175e-232d-4b69-9d5e-f64df53ace7e&spaceId=b62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e&width=2000&userId=&cache=v2) #### Word limits Responses to short answer questions are limited to 100 words. #### Character limits Each input has a character limit, which will be displayed below the textbox. If the character limit is exceeded, the excess character count will be displayed in red. ![](https://cadmusio.notion.site/image/https%3A%2F%2Fprod-files-secure.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com%2Fb62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e%2F220e7f36-3a1c-49a3-9f62-672a7922866d%2FUntitled.png?table=block&id=6a2eddb6-db09-40e2-9da1-267008b3717c&spaceId=b62c464b-c219-48fe-9cee-bb8cccab856e&width=2000&userId=&cache=v2)   ### Fill in the Blanks Fill-in-the-blank questions ask you to enter missing words or phrases to complete a passage of text. #### Question structure The fill in the blanks question will display: 1. A passage of text with words missing. 2. One or more text inputs to fill in, which correspond with the missing words. 3. Points allocated to the question. 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